Re: Mechanical doping: first rider caught
Maybe for a 19yo a life ban may be excessive, but this has got to, just GOT to, amount to the four years, two for the breach and the two they can tack on for 'aggravating circumstances'. And it's hard to see the circuit willingly taking back somebody who's had a ban like that either; by being the first to be busted like this they bring the sport into disrepute in a completely new way (oh, cyclist busted for doping, big surprise... cyclist busted for motorbiking? Controversial news. Especially at a World Championships, so harder to hide away from) and it's hard to see her prospective presence at future races ever really being accepted by the pack.
Maybe, but at the same time that's two siblings getting busted by the age of 21. I do get that vibe from him, but certainly it seems like they don't have their talking points in place for how to explain anything away if busted, or if they do, she's really fumbling it. And as has been mentioned before, a mechanical doping case is much harder to wave away than a doping suspension unless several from the same team get busted at the same time; there simply must be at least a small team of individuals involved here, not just a rider going rogue.BullsFan22 said:Father seems like one of those super pushy parents that probably never did any sports or did, but was never good at it, and now is trying to live through his kids and any success they get. Think 'soccer moms' in the US. Depending on how far the cheating went with the girl, I'd say don't ban her for life. I am not gonna throw a pity party for her, but she looks terrified in the interview. Maybe I am just naive.
Maybe for a 19yo a life ban may be excessive, but this has got to, just GOT to, amount to the four years, two for the breach and the two they can tack on for 'aggravating circumstances'. And it's hard to see the circuit willingly taking back somebody who's had a ban like that either; by being the first to be busted like this they bring the sport into disrepute in a completely new way (oh, cyclist busted for doping, big surprise... cyclist busted for motorbiking? Controversial news. Especially at a World Championships, so harder to hide away from) and it's hard to see her prospective presence at future races ever really being accepted by the pack.